Sweden

Itinerary

Sunday2PM left Rhinebeck, NY530PM leave Newark airport (parked at FastTrack, will also consider ABC next time)Monday730AM arrive Arlanda airport Stockholm8AM – have bags and get taxi830AM – arrive, say hi to Christina and see her spacious and bright penthouse co-op10AM – leave to walk to Gamla Stansee palace exteriorwatch changing of guard (too many pictures)walk along waterlunch at Cafe Novaacquire postcardsinterior of Stockholm cathedral (highlight is St. George and the Dragon statue) +return to apartment530PM – walk to water across from city hall (Stadshuset), see boat hotels730PM – arrive back at apartment830PM -goto dinner with Christina11-12 – chocolate, wine, and look at pictures with ChristinaTuesday730AM wake up830AM – subway to Central Terminal915AM – bus (almost missed) to Nyashamn11AM – ferry to Visby, Gotland2:15PM – arrive Visby3:00PM – register at Hotel Villa Borgen4:00PM – visit several church ruins in the town, caffe mocha8:00PM – dinner at upscale pizza restaurant – beer, pizza, salad, french friesWednesday8:00AM wake up and continental breakfast (included) at hotel10:00AM walk around Visby, see 10+ church ruins, botanical gardens, get caught inside a cathedral by college student (it was closed but not locked)1:00PM get beer, cheese, cookies, and baguette at grocery store ($27)2:00PM car rental office wasn’t open but tourist office called them, rent car from used car rental place 250k ($37) for 1 day – used Opel 2-door, manual transmission3:00PM arrive at Jungfrau at Lickershamn4:00PM ferry to Faro4:15PM saw Ingram Bergman grave at Faro church5:00PM drive around Faro to see Raukar Limestone formations6:15PM ferry back to mainland Gotland8:00PM dinner at crepe restaurant in Visby Visby Creperie & LogiThursday6:30AM drive to ferry, drop off car7-10AM ferry, 12PM arrive in StockholmVasa museum – amazing 300+ ship recovered from the harborKaffee Latte – coffee with milk at cafe on the way to the marketmarketItalian dinneropening of storewalked theatersubway back and watched 3 episodes of Freaks and GeeksFridaygarden & organic lunchNordic Museummall (N&K)Gamla Stanmovie Death at a Funeraltalk at houseSaturdaylunch outside Nobel MuseumRoyal Armory at the palace in Gamla Stan3PM City Hall (outside only as last tour is at 230PM)Nobel Museum (free due to 100 yr. anniversary of Rudyard Kipling)desert outside Nobel Museumhotel check in (Radisson Royal Viking)dinner at Christina’s (mushrooms & crepes)take luggage via subway to hotel9PM Ice BarSunday6:20AM – take express training next to hotel to airport 240kr for 29AM fly to Newark12:30 – leave parking lotView Larger MapVisbyCostsGoogle currency converterairfare – $700 per person – Newark to Stockholm directferry Gotland 250k ($40)one-way per person subway – 160k for 8 tripstaxi – airport to Stockholm 395k ($70) cafeNova lunch in Gamla Stan ($26) – coffee, hot tea, blueberry tart, cheese cucumber sandwich, spinach-cheese quiche w/ salad, Lingonberry juicedinner – Italian – 3 pasta dishes (cannelloni al funghi, bottle of wine, 1 salad – 900k ($140)lunch on ferry – greek salad, Coke, pom frittes, cheese sandwich – 170k ($16), beer 36k ($5)per night at Hotel Villa Borgen per night 990k ($150)dinner Visby – pesto crepe, cheese crepe, 2 beers 250k ($35)McDonalds – chicken+fries+coke=55k ($7.50) – did it because it as cheap and everywhere